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R. R. THE DES MOINES REGISTER MONDAY MORNING, 'AUGUST 7, 1933. PAGE 11 City Engineer Tippee Terms Present Euclid Ave. Bridge 'a Hybrid' NRA List (Continued From Page 10.) Moines Inc.

(poultry Des Townsend'5 Repair. (photo). Construction Co. two- Tusant Forty Elliott Fisher Co. Co.

Underwriters Grocery. Adjusting Union United Food Mercantile Agency, Universal Paint Carloading Manufacturing Distributing Co. Co. Universal University Book University Elec. Home Co.

Bakery. University University Laundry, University Tin Upholstering Shop. Co. Utica Shoe Rep. Co.

University Ultrich, L. Station Restaurant. A. (lunch). United- Union Des Ind.

Moines Memorial Clay Sales Products Co Co. Universal Plumbing Heating Co. University Up-to-Date Dress Club. I Garage. Co.

United Laundry Product Co. Universal Truck Freight Depot. Union Billiards Cafe. Union Mutual Life Co. of Iowa.

Union Mutual Casualty Co. Union Mutual Life Casualty. Mutual Life Casualty. Union Shoe Repair Co. United Laboratories, Inc.

United Universal Motors Universal Bros. Inc. (insurance). Press. Utica, The.

Upham Dyck Furnace Co. Van Varsity Barber Shop. VanSlyke Co. Veatch Drug Co. Venezia Cafe.

Victoria Beauty Shop. Virginia Cafe. Vix Bakery. Vidis Dress Club. Votruba, Frank (Grocery).

Van Dyck Auto. Veten'8 Charm Studio. Venetian Ornamental Iron Works. Vertz, J. B.

(grocer). Vestal, Roy (decorator), Dyck, Paul (Grocer). Von Cuizen Freight Line. Votruba, M. H.

Van's Barber Shop. Van Horn Optical Co. Van Scoyoc Barber Beauty Shop. Vecchi, Frank Inc. Vecchi Barber Shop.

Verran, A. J. Co. Victoria Barber Shop. Vincent Fusaro's Barber Shop.

Virginia Dare Stores, Inc. Vitagraph. Inc. Vito Barber Shop, Walgreen Co. Walizer, E.

R. (Paint Contractor). Walker Plumbing Heating Co. Wallerstedt, C. (Bakery), Wal't Barber Shop.

Waltz (Grace) Beauty Salon. Warren's Clothes Shop. Watt's Bakery. Webster Barber Beauty Shop. Weeks Co.

(D.) D. C. Leo Co. Weiner, Egg Inc. Welch Printing J.

H. Wessling Services (Financial Westco Manufacturing Co. West End Grocery. West End Market. Western Insurance Companies.

Western Letter Service. Westinghouse Electric Supply Inc. West Side Feed Co. Wheeler Lumber, Bridge Supply Co. White (E.

Carl) Funeral Home. White Rose Service. Wilkinson Music Shop. Williams Auto Market. Winick'8 Grocery.

Winner's Buffet, Wilson Pharmacy. Winick Bros. Winslow's Rite- Grocery. Winter, N. A.

Advertising Agency, Wissler Insurance Agency. Wolf's Fountain Service. Wolf's Fountain Service. Wolin Plumbing Heating (M. Woltz Studio.

Woodard, J. W. (Wall paper paint). Woodbine Tourist Camp. Woodcock Pharmacy, Woodland Barber Shop.

Woodside Golf Course. Work Letter Service. Wright (C. Coal Co. Wright Grocery.

Walker Drug Co. Walker St. Bakery, Walk-Over Shoe Store. Walnut Coffee Shoppe. Watrous, Charles A.

Inc. (architects). Weatherington Studio, The. Welch Pie Shop, Weldrest Tailors. Western Adjustment Inspection Co.

Western Soda Fountain Co. Weston Dump Body Co. White Front Barber Shop. Wickes Engineering Construction Co. Williams Persinger Motor Co.

Williams Tailor Shop, S. Winebrenner Grocery. Wing Laundry. Witten Grocery. Wolvers Grocery.

Woods Grocery, World Finance Corp. Wright Beauty Shop. Wright Motor Parta. Wakonda Gardens, Walker, E. M.

(Grocer), Wallerstedt Shoe Repair Shop. Service Station. Western Grocer Co. Weston Plumbing Electric Co, Wheeler Grocery. Whitelock, Mrs.

Millie (City Market) Whiteway Inn. Willard C. Pierce. Furn. Williams Lewis Beauty Shoppe.

Wilson Tailors. Winston Newell Co. Wishard Cigar Store. Wolf Co. Wolpon'8 Markets.

Walgreen Walker, Elwyn (grocer), Walker, John J. (grocer) Wallace Linnane (htg pig). Wallace Publishing Co. Walnut Tire Battery Co. Walnut Co.

Wards Barber Beauty Shop. Warn Service Station. J. Warner, Lee (grocery). Wash.

Ave. Grocery. Watkins A. (manufacturers ellet preparations). Waveland Cleaners.

Webb Auto Service. Webster Life Insurance Co. Wegener'8 Tavern. Weiss Grocery, H. Welch Barber Shop.

Wellinston Barber Shop. Wenks Canon (barber), Wenks Summers (barber). West, 0. B. Co.

West's Grocery, Westerman Trucking L. Western Auto Supply. White Whitcanack Grocery. Palace System. The (restaurant), White Star Launderers-Dry Cleaners.

White Way Grocery. Widmaver Key Shop. Wiggins System, Inc. Wilson Williams, E. C.

(barber), Concrete Co. Wiltsey's Shoe Shop, Inc. Wilson, J. S. Floral Co.

Winnick Bros. (dept. store), Wistrom Casket Phil. Wolf's. Inc.

wear). Woodland Ave. Pharmacy. Woods Grocery. Womelsdort Grocery.

X-10-U-S Barber Shop. Ye Goodie Shoppe. Young Yazman Barber Shop. Sons. Yencer Grocery.

York Grocery. Yarbam Brake Inc. Yaro Mike (fruit, vegetables). YAUS Co, Egg Yegiln, Jacob (vegetables fruits). Yeoman Mutual Life Insurance Co.

Young Grocery M. C. A. Barber Shop. Younker Inc.

Youth-0-Matic Co. (elec. goods). Zell Barber Shop. Zaiser's Stationers Office Outfitters.

ABOLISH FORT? NO, SAYS DERN War Secretary Against Move To Abandan Omaha Post. OMAHA, NEB. (AP) -After an Inspection of Forts Omaha and Crook and a visit to Secretary of War Dern said he would not favor any proposal suggesting abandonment of Fort Omaha. It has been suggested as future campus site for Omaha Municipal university. At Fremont, where the Secretary of War, and Mrs.

Dern were married. Dern and his daughter, visited his sister, Mrs. Betsy, George Haslam. The party, which included Maj. Gen.

Johnson Hagood, commander of the seventh corps area, returned here Sunday. Dern and his daughter plan to to Fort Leavenworth, Monday morning. BUILT OF OLD 6TH AVE. SPANS Were Abandoned Until 1908. The present Euclid ave.

bridge which is to be replaced in the $300,000 project for relocating No. 6 highway is of hybrid construction, it is recalled by John Tippee, city engineer. Two spans were taken from the old Sixth ave. bridge, built in 1885, and were set aside as salvage when the Sixth ave. project was completed in 1903.

Removed to Euclid. They remained abandoned until 1908 when they were removed to the Euclid ave. site and another span was added, making the present bridge. The old Euclid ave. bridge is 450 feet long, with an additional 150 feet of trestlework.

It is 16 feet wide and has a 144-foot roadway. Asks New Bridge. In May, 1932, a delegation representing six Des Moines organizations asked the state highway commission to approve construction of a new bridge. The project was taken under advisement. It was hoped at the time that the span could be constructed by the time the new veterans hospital on Euclid ave.

was completed. Bridge on Douglas. Another link in the improvement project involves the Douglas ave. bridge over Four-mile creek, between Thirty-third st. Frederick M.

Hubbell ave. The present bridge is a steel span 95 feet long and 16 feet wide with a 15-foot roadway. It was constructed in 1892. Roads- Continued From Page 1. quickly as possible, it was reported.

Polk county labor is to be used on the projects in Polk and Warren counties, it was reported, and it is planned to carry on much of the grading work through the fall and winter. From Relief Lists. From 50 to 75 per cent of the common labor on all projects under the federal highway and public works act is to be enlisted from persons receiving relief from public funds, relief officials have said. First Projects. The first four paving projects for which bids will be opened Aug.

15 are: Osceola miles on No. 33, north and east of Sibley to the present paving on Old No. 6 Route Highway No. 6 as now routed through Des Moines is as follows: Southwest on Avenue Frederick M. Hubbell to Grand west on Grand ave.

to Seventh north on Seventh st. to Keosauqua way; northwest on Keosauqua way to Nineteenth west on Carpenter ave. to Twenty-first north on Twenty-first st. to Forest west on Forest ave. to Beaver northwest and north on Beaver ave.

to Hickman then west on Hickman ave. Clay miles on the relocation of No. 10 directly east of the paving east of Peterson to the junction with No. 71. Carroll county 6.3 miles on No.

46 from Manning east to No. 71. Humboldt county--5 miles on No. 169 from Humboldt south to the Webster county line. The Euclid bridge improvement and the new routing of No.

6 through the north part of the city instead of through the loop is to cost $300,000. Paving No. 28 to Martensdale will cost $212,000. Polk Labor. Although the paving on No.

28 is to be laid in Warren county, Polk county labor is to be employed on the project as well as on the Euclid ave. improvement. The remainder of the $600,000 construction in Polk county will be on smaller projects. One of them is the grading and bridging of No. 88 from No.

6 to Bondurant. Bids on this latter job will be opened Aug. 15. No. 6 Project.

The new highway project calls for construction of No. 6 from the junction of Avenue Fredpresent erick M. Hubbell with the platted Douglas avenue at the east entrance to the city across Douglas ave. to No. 65 at E.

Fourteenth st. There the route of No. 6 will jog south to Euclid ave. and continue west on Euclid ave. until Euclid merges into Douglas ave.

at Thirtieth passing the United States Veterans hospital. Douglas and Merle Hay. The route will continue west to the 3 junction of Douglas ave. with Merle Hay road. It then will turn south on Merle Hay road to Hickman where No.

6 is paved into Council Bluffs. Overhead Crossings. Overhead crossings will be built over the Chicago and North Westlern, Chicago, Rock Island and Pa- New Route of Highway No. 6 and Where Improvements Will Be Made TEN BRIDGE OVERHEAD R. CROSSINGS R.

NEW BRIDGE DOUGLAS AVE. DOUGLAS AVE. BLUD. MERLE ROAD RIL E. NO.

040 ROUTE 6 HUBB5 CREEK FOUR MILE EUCLID AVE. HICKMAN AVE. approved in connection with railroad crossings, paving of Fourteenth st. to E. Thirty-seventh Bridge over Four Mile creek be replaced with a new structure way across Des Moines.

years but the city has been unable to finance the work and the new construction necessary to reroute the arterial highway on the new bee line. The change in the route also affords easy access to the new $1,300,000 veterans hospital. 151 Miles of Paving. Under the Iowa program, worked out by the highway commission, Governor Herring and relief and employment officials, 000,000 of the $10,055,660 allotted to Iowa is to be used for paving on arterial highways. A total of 151 miles of paving is to be laid and includes paving to be laid in short stretches to fill gaps and extend paving in many counties.

Another 200 miles of bituminous treated gravel surfacing also is included in the program. The paving will be laid on primary highways, and the treated gravel surfacing will be laid on primary and secondary roads. Primary Roads. Of the $10.055,660 direct grant to Iowa, $5,000,000 must be spent on 1 primary roads, $2,500,000 must be spent on secondary roads, and $2,500,000 must be spent on extensions of federal aid highways in cities and towns. The $2,500,000 spent on extensions through cities and towns will be used in construction of paved highways, overhead crossings, viaducts, subways and other street improvements.

Many cities, large and small, will share in the federal grant. Grading, Draining. The balance of the money allocated to and secondary highways for paving and primary, bituminous surfacing will be used for grading, bridging, draining and graveling highways in the program. The entire $10,055,660 construction program has been approved by the federal bureau of roads, and contracts will be let as specifications for individual projects receive approval of Public Roads District Engineer Shoemaker of Omaha. Highways in every Iowa county will be improved with the federal allotment.

In All Counties. The regulations under the industrial recovery act, under which the $10,000,000 is made available, require distribution of the fund to at least 80 per cent of the counties. The Iowa highway commission spread the money to all 99 counties. Keeling's Probe To Continue on 'Gang Hideout' Sheriff Keeling Sunday night said the investigation of a suspected "stolen goods cache." in a big frame house at 952 Eighth had not been completed. No positive information has been received that any of the miscellaneous collection of household goods and clothing is stolen goods, Sheriff Keeling said.

The 12-room house was found to be packed with goods ranging from valuables to junk after the sheriff followed up a "tip" that it was a "hideout." STEAL TOBACCO, CANDY. Thieves who broke into the Glenart grocery store, 2218 E. Fourteenth Saturday night ransacked the store in search of money but took only tobacco and detectives said. CLOWNS PARADE STREETS TODAY Pirates, Cowboys on Rampage at 4 p. m.

Four hundred "pirates," a "dangerous handful of cowboys," not to mention A lair of "hungry all will appear on downtown streets at today in the playground parade. This is a solemn warning not to miss the free circus at 7:30 p. m. Tuesday at the Drake university stadium solemn, that 18, if A whole bevy of prancing clowns can be solemn when the calliope New route of Highway the new route include two and grading and paving of with Highway No. 6 at No.

6 across Des Moines as new bridges, three overhead E. Douglas ave. from E. Avenue Frederick Hubbell. The Euclid ave.

bridge, two views of which are above, will be replaced with a new span as part of the state's $800,000 public works project in Des Moines. Narrowness of the bridge is shown by the upper view. Public Works Paving Projects Grimes 18 DES LO Des Molner person Seeingtoe Indianolal Sheldon Sanborn Peter son Limo Grove Rapids 10 10 Marathi Rembrandt Treesdale Lake Sulpher cific, and Chicago, Great Western railroads between Avenue Frederlick M. Hubbell and E. Fourteenth st.

The new bridge over Four Mile creek is on the east end of the project. Paving the gap on No. 28 between the south Polk county line and Martensdale will afford a shorter all paved route between southwestern Iowa and Des Moines than now is afforded by Merle Hay road from Douglas st. The new paving on on E. Douglas ave.

which is to in the rerouting of No. 6 high- Legion- Continued From Page 1. buque at his home here and is on the convention program Tuesday. Tournament. The legion golf tournament and Forty and Eight meeting the principal items of interest Sunday with the convention scheduled officially to open Sunday night many legionnaires helped Dubuque celebrate its centennial and witnessed the crowning of Miss Georgia Lyon as centennial queen.

The state executive committee of the Legion Sunday went on record indorsing the NRA and President Roosevelt's business recovery program. Favorable action by the convention was recommended. Rates Reduced. The state executive committee met Sunday to hear A complaint on housing conditions hotel rates and appoint a subcommittee to investigate. Substantial reductions in hotel rates were granted by hotels lowing demand by the executive committee that only regular rates be charged.

Winners. The fourth district. Was a.n• nounced as A winner of the Spatford trophy for having the largest percentage of its four-year average membership. The district had a percentage of 85.8 per cent with the Northwood post leading with 205 per cent. The Northwood post also won the Robbins trophy for best membership showing in cities from 1,001 to 2,000 population.

Willlamsburg was second and Elkader third. Des Moines Posts. The Highland Park post of Des Moines won the Des Moines Service club trophy for best showing In cities over 50,000. Argonne post of the same city was second and Cedar Rapids ranked third. Ames and Ottumwa tied for first in the classification for cities of 10,001 to 50,000, each having 100 per cent.

Burlington ranked next. Charles City won the Murphy trophy for cities of 5,001 to 10,000, with Cedar Falls second and Creaton third. Smaller Cities. Knoxville won the Steck trophy for cities of 4,001 to 5,000. Storm Lake ranked second and Decorah.

third. The McGinnis trophy for cities of 2,001 to 3,000 was won by Villiaca, with Colfax second and Humboldt third. Casey won the Webster trophy for cities of 501 to 1,000, while Anthon took second and LeClaire third. Topic for Talk. In the classification for cities under 500, Aurora won the Baird trophy, Blairstown was seconding and Walcott third.

And while indications for A bumper attendance this year In spite of the fact that Dubuque is located in an extreme corner of the state and that the national convention in Chicago this fall will attract many Iowa legionnaires, advance discussion revealed that economic conditions may come in for considerable in the convention deliberations. Murphy Speaks. The economy act which reduced veterans compensation and the demands for payment now in cash Improvements planned on ave. south to Hickman E. Douglas ave.

is to connect of the soldiers bonus are said to be the subject of numerous proposed resolutions. J. Ray Murphy, in addressing an open air meeting here Sunday evening, told his listeners that national program of the legion is primarily one of interest in the fate of wounded and sick veterans, the widows and dependents of veterans and of those who were killed. "People Misled." "Powerful financial groups, interested in their financial contribution federal govkeeping, ernment as low as possible have contributed to a campaign of villification of our organization, charging us with being treasury he said. "To accomplish their end of lessening taxes, these interests have seized on the disabled veteran as the most feasible point of attack and through propaganda have grievously misled the American people." Pell Heads 40 and 8.

Roy Pell of Marshalltown was elected head of the Iowa 40 and 8 grand voiture in the annual meeting Sunday night. Other officers elected were correspondent, Charles Kretschmer, Dubuque; chef-de-train, Carl C. Carey, Newton; garde-de-la-porte, Dewey Butterfield, Waterloo; commissaire intendant, Roy Johnson, Mason City: cheminote nationale, Frost Patterson. Fontanelle: historian, Frank Miles, Des Moines. District cheminotes elected included second, Paul Christensen, Clinton; third, George Prugh, Waterloo: fourth, A.

D. Tilton, Mason City; fifth, Dayton Piper, Chariton; sixth, Victor Worledge, Knoxville; seventh, Paul Richardson, Greenfield; eighth, F. E. Powers, Boone; and ninth, Harvey Barnard, Rock Valley, Frank Miles presented a bell and gavel to the Mason City volture for having made the best record in legion membership the last year. M'CABE HELD AFTER CRASH Three Injured in Car, Truck Collision.

John E. McCabe, 38, who said he lived at 2030 E. Thirty-eighth Street court, was arrested Sunday for driving while intoxicated after his truck collided with a car at E. Thirty-second st. and Easton injuring three people.

A witness told police McCabe'8 truck had crowded his car over the curbing before it struck A car driven by C. S. Robinson, 60, of 2518 E. Forty-second st. Mrs.

Robinson, 60, suffered A Revere scalp wound. Robinson and Edna Robinson, 16, who gave her address as 1407 Eighth were cut and bruised. The truck was going east and Robinson'8 car west. McCabe also suffered slight cuta. Jeanne Anderson, 8, suffered cuts and bruises when a car in which she was riding driven by Phillip Anderson, 24, of 14064 E.

Vine and a car driven by Howard Courtney, 19, who said he lived at 1008 Maple collided at E. Twelfth and Filmore streets. Police Search for Mrs. Holdcroft, Seen Saturday Police, relatives and friends continued a search Sunday night for Mrs. Louisa B.

Holderoft, 59, wife of W. F. Holderoft. 1315 Twenty-first who disappeared from her home Saturday morning. She WaS last seen at 10 a.

m. Saturday walking east on Carpenter ave. She was wearlow heeled HOLDCROFT. shoes, a sleeveless house dress, 8 black coat and a dark brown tight-fitting felt hat. She is heavy set, has white hair and wears glasses.

She probably had no pocketbook, money, or identification on her person, relatives said. HOLDCROFT. Ft. Des Moines Band Plays at Polo Game The Fort Dea Moines army post band played a concert at the polo match at 3 p. m.

Sunday under the direction of G. Lindstrom. plays "Yankee Doodle." Roar of Lions! What dignity those rascally clowns may detract, however, the impressive prehistoric "Gook," will more than make up and the roar of the lions will thrill the most experienced big game hunter. The elephant, the giraffe, the zebra and the rhinoceros this morning may respectively be John and George and Billy and Pete, but at 4 p. m.

what fearful shapes these youngsters will assume when draped with painted canvas! Even Katherine Krieg, superintendent of the 23 Des Moines playgrounds which are putting on the circus and the parade, Sunday night was considering calling on the "cowboy outlaws" to protect her from the "wild animals." Will Rehearse Show. After the parade today the 1,500 boys and girls will go to the stadium to rehearse the show which they have made themselves. It will include tap-dancing, tumbling, rope stunts and pantomimes. "Mine." Iowa's own elephant, will be there as will the playground band of 235 pieces. Tuesday night is the big night.

The three- ring circus starts at 7:30 p. m. an hour and a half the 22 acts will be in continuous performance. ARIZONA REPEAL BALLOT TUESDAY State Also to Vote on Congressman. PHOENIX, ARIZ.

(P) Arizona voters will ballot Tuesday on naprohibition and nominate a successor to Lewis W. Douglas, who resigned as representative in congress to become director of the federal budget. Anti-repealist leaders concede 14 delegates pledged for repeal of the eighteenth amendment will be chosen. The prohibitionists failed to obtain sufficient signers to petitions to place their candidates on the ballot. Twenty states have ratified the amendment.

May Write in Names. Dedhams Manning Audubon Templeten Humboldt Golf Dakota City 0169) 18 Vincent a Ft. Dodge Maps showing individual paving projects scheduled in five Iowa counties under the public works program. Projects are outlined inside the heavy circles. way of Indianola on No.

65 and No. 2. Projects Indorsed. The relocating of highway No. 6 and paving on No.

28 have been indorsed by the Des Moines city council, the Chamber of Commerce, the state relief agencies, the Iowa Motor clubs and Des Moines Automobile club, the Retail Merchants bureau and other civic bodies. Traffic over No. 6, which now enters the city from the east on Avenue Frederick M. Hubbell, comes over Grand ave. to Fifth and goes northwest over Keosauqua way and Beaver ave.

to Hickman and west, will not need to come into downtown Des Moines. Old Route to Continue. The old route will be continued for persons wishing to come into the business district. The Euclid ave. bridge improvement has been needed for Two columns will appear on the ballots, however, and will be headed "for ratification" and "against ratification." may write in the names of their candidates.

The Democratic congressional nomination is sought by two men and a woman. They are Mrs. bella Greenway of Tucson, Democratic national committeewoman for Arizona: Harlow Akers, former state senator and Phoenix attorney, and William Coxon, former member of the state house of repI resentatives. Two Ballots. Voters will be furnished with two ballots, one on the prohibition issue and the other on the congressional race.

No Republicans have come forward for the latter office, and it 18 expected nomination of the Democratic aspirant will be tantamount to election. Should the general election be necessary, it will be held Oct. 3. Ratiand Rock MRS. FECTLY RITES TODAY Ashton Ritter Born Near Denison, Active in Church.

Funeral services for Mrs. Car- rie M. Fegtly, 72, who died at her home, 1540 Tenth st. Friday, will be held at 2 p. m.

today at Dunn's Funeral home with burial at Glendale. Mra. Fegtly was born near Denison, In. Active in Church. When her husband, the Rev.

Edward T. Fegtly, had charge of the Des Moines city missions Mrs. Fegtly helped organize the Sunday school at Riverside Community house. She was active in the Methodist church and the C. T.

U. and WAS a member of the League of Women Voters and Delphian 80- ciety. Husband Survives. She 18 survived by her husband, and four children, Edna E. Merrill, and Elfreda Fegtly nia, all of Des Molnes, and Cedric Springfield, two sisters, Mrs.

Lillian M. Black, Tacoma, Wash, and Mrs. A. H. Fisher, Stockton, and two brothers, Dr.

W. H. Plimpton, Glenwood, and Dr. R. P.

Plimpton, Dentson, Ia. FIND NUDE BODY. ANOKA, MINN. (P) -The unclothed body a man, who had been shot in the head, was found Sunday in a shallow grave, in Fridley, near here..